Red Sox manager John Farrell said Saturday that Joel Hanrahan will remain the team's closer.

Hanrahan blew a save Wednesday and was removed from Saturday's game after walking the only two batters he faced. But the Red Sox aren't ready to make a change quit yet. Andrew Bailey still warrants stashing.

Sometimes I really hate our fans. He had that O's game closed on 3 different strikes that were called for balls...that loss is completely on the ump, and yet our fans jump all over the closer. Booing him every time out isn't going to help his confidence at all and SEVERELY diminishes the strength of the bullpen.

If Hanrahan is that sensitive (the boos were not THAT loud), he definitely should be pitching back in a small market Pittsburgh-style setting...Better to learn now than later...

It's not the reaction to it or the volume of the boos. It's the fact that one of our guys after a "blown save" that he really did finish gets blasted by fans in his own ballpark after a single walk...I absolutely hate that. Now don't get me wrong, he needs tougher skin, and I really hope he can develop that...but it should only be needed for away games. If he'd blown a couple of games in a row or really had a bad track record...fine, boo away. But this is just showing how terrible of a fanbase Boston has started to become.

Sometimes I really hate our fans. He had that O's game closed on 3 different strikes that were called for balls...that loss is completely on the ump, and yet our fans jump all over the closer. Booing him every time out isn't going to help his confidence at all and SEVERELY diminishes the strength of the bullpen.

If Hanrahan is that sensitive (the boos were not THAT loud), he definitely should be pitching back in a small market Pittsburgh-style setting...Better to learn now than later...

It's not the reaction to it or the volume of the boos. It's the fact that one of our guys after a "blown save" that he really did finish gets blasted by fans in his own ballpark after a single walk...I absolutely hate that. Now don't get me wrong, he needs tougher skin, and I really hope he can develop that...but it should only be needed for away games. If he'd blown a couple of games in a row or really had a bad track record...fine, boo away. But this is just showing how terrible of a fanbase Boston has started to become.

Give me a break. Booing is part of the game. You don't have to cheer every player all the time. If a player performs, he gets cheered here; if he falls on his face, like Hanrahan did, you get booed. If Hanrahan pitches well next time he will get cheered like Victorino did today. Nothing wrong with that at all.